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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
The Rev. James Standring
The Rev. James Standring , Minister in charge at Waiareka parish, was born in 1858, at Bury, Lancashire, England. He studied for the ministry in London, and arrived in Lyttelton in 1882 by the ship “Waipa.” His first charge was at Waiareka, where he still ministers. Mr. Standring was married, in 1887, to a daughter of the late Mr. R. Stringer, of Manchester, and has four sons and one daughter.